Atlanta vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Atlanta Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2628
$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6005
$1956
🏠 One person rent
$1574
$249
🏘️ Family rent
$2484
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$713
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$73.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5455
$1198
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
95
53
😀 Quality of life
90
73
🏙️ Population
499K
9.4M

The cost of living in Atlanta is 298% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 688th and 7558th ($2628 vs $660) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 604th and 114th in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Atlanta compared to 1.8 months in Ningbo. Atlanta ranked 49th best city to live in the United States vs Ningbo ranked 13th in China, while ranked 199th and 2343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Atlanta vs Ningbo

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Atlanta Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$23.3
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$95.8
$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.4
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.3
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$5.39
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.96
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1746
$345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1275
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2981
$614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2017
$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$31
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.8
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.25%
3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3778
$4619
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2636
$2635
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$97.6
$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$4.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.03
$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.37
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.4
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.18
$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.76
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.3
$8.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.33
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.05
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.33
$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8
$4.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.6
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$22.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.7
$7.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$160
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.4
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.5
$59.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1605
$803
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22758
$15801

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$2410
11 km or 7 mi Candler-McAfee
$2399
12 km or 7.7 mi Brookhaven
$2360
17 km or 11 mi Chamblee
$2387
17 km or 11 mi Smyrna
$2376
19 km or 12 mi Tucker
$2372
20 km or 13 mi Sandy Springs
$2406
21 km or 13 mi Stonecrest
$2352
22 km or 13 mi Dunwoody
$2409
26 km or 16 mi Marietta
$2416
29 km or 18 mi Stockbridge
$2334
29 km or 18 mi Peachtree Corners
$2405
31 km or 19 mi Douglasville
$2243
31 km or 19 mi Roswell
$2486
35 km or 22 mi Johns Creek
$2429
35 km or 22 mi Duluth
$2458
36 km or 22 mi Kennesaw
$2215
37 km or 23 mi Alpharetta
$2651
40 km or 25 mi Woodstock
$2968
41 km or 26 mi McDonough
$2289
43 km or 26 mi Milton
$2494
43 km or 27 mi Acworth
$1920
43 km or 27 mi Lawrenceville
$2069
43 km or 27 mi Peachtree
$2253
53 km or 33 mi Canton
$2472
56 km or 35 mi Newnan
$2105
58 km or 36 mi Griffin
$2254
66 km or 41 mi Carrollton
$2240
67 km or 42 mi Winder
$2003
80 km or 49 mi Gainesville
$2233
92 km or 57 mi Rome
$1922
96 km or 59 mi Athens
$1771
100 km or 62 mi LaGrange
$2187
124 km or 77 mi Macon
$1993
125 km or 78 mi Dalton
$1602
128 km or 80 mi Valley
$1852
133 km or 83 mi Anniston
$1967
135 km or 84 mi Oxford
$1955
146 km or 90 mi Warner Robins
$1930
150 km or 93 mi Columbus
$2010

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$571
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$670
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$677
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$596
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$899
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1147
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1030
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$696
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$687
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$726
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$680
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$708
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$798
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$611
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$678
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$725
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$686
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$686
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$774
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$643
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$663
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$667
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$581
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$717
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$658
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$661
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$657
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$636
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$645
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$628
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$684
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$651
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$659
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$623
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$627
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$646
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$664
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$644
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$538